Saturday 3 April Update

Weekly national Influenza and COVID-19 surveillance report

Week 13 report (up to week 12 data) 1 April 2021

Influenza

Through Respiratory Datamart

One influenza B positive sample detected in week 12

Hospital admissions and GP influenza-like illness consultation rates remain low

More rhinovirus activity during the past 3 weeks

CoViD data from week 12 (22 and 28 March 2021)

National level COVID-19 activity remained stable

Overall case rates decreased slightly in week 12

Slight increases,10-19 years, past 3 weeks

Hospitalisations have been decreasing since week 2

CoViD deaths decreasing since week 3

Vaccine coverage

42.2% at the end of week 12 (59.4% today)

90% in all cohorts over the age of 65

80% in all cohorts over 55 years

Hospitalisations and deaths now falling more rapidly in the oldest age cohorts

Seroprevalence data

Total, infection or vaccination, 46.4% of the population have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2

Compared to 14.5% from infection alone

70-84 years age group

93.5% had antibodies from either infection or vaccination compared to 4.7% from infection alone.

UK today

Vaccinations today

United States

Cases, + 74,912 = 30,357,579

Cases, 7-day, daily average 64,000

Deaths, + 907 = 550,169

Vaccinations

101,804,762 (30.7%)

57,984,758 (17.5%)

Domestic Travel During COVID-19 (CDC, 2nd April)

CDC recommends delaying travel until fully vaccinated

Fully vaccinated travellers are less likely to get and spread COVID-19.

People who are fully vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine can travel safely within the United States:

Fully vaccinated travellers do not need to get tested before or after travel unless their destination requires it

Fully vaccinated travellers do not need to self-quarantine

Fully vaccinated travellers should still follow CDC’s recommendations for traveling safely including:

Wear a mask over your nose and mouth

Stay 6 feet from others and avoid crowds

Wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer

After, self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms

Isolate and get tested if you develop symptoms

Fully vaccinated means

Two weeks after a second dose of Pfizer or Moderna

Two weeks after a single dose Janssen

Canada

Younger people

More severe illness

Pandemic fatigue

B.1.1.7 variant

Low vaccine numbers

Week ending March 31, cases up 40%

Average + 5,086 per day

72% increase since 1st March

Adalsteinn Brown, Ontario

As the new variants spread, you will see that covid-19 is killing faster and younger

It’s spreading far more quickly than it was before, and we cannot vaccinate quickly enough to break this third wave

BC

Cluster of P.1 (Brazil) variant

Whistler, 83% ages 20 to 39

Kenya

Nairobi, epicentre

Reimposed domestic movement restrictions

Curfew, 20 deaths

Many work in the informal sector

First doses, 160,000

Population 54 million

Kenyan Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe

We are happy that there is great demand for the vaccine from Kenyans

Let us not panic or become anxious.

The government will provide vaccines for all adults in Kenya in a phased approach.

Aims to fully vaccinate half of the population by June 2022

Primarily Covax

Donations from wealthier countries

Kibera, crowds gather each day before 6 a.m.

UN Office at Nairobi (UNON)

20,000 staff and dependants

Accepted the national government's offer of free AstraZeneca vaccines

Stressed only those most at risk would be eligible.

Russian Sputnik V vaccine on the private market ($100 for the two)

Not approved by the WHO, granted emergency-use authorization in Kenya